HOW TO GET OVER AN EX

#6 Accept the Fact That It’s Over

Sorry to break it to you, but it’s over. The relationship has ended. You two are no longer together. You can’t kiss him/her anymore. You can’t hug him/her anymore. And you need to accept it. The first step to moving on is to accept that it’s over. You’ve got to understand that you can’t talk to him/her anymore. You can’t hang out with him/her anymore. You can’t check up on his/her social media accounts anymore. You’ve got to delete those old messages. Delete your pictures together. Delete his/her number. It’s over. Accept it. The hurt will be over soon. You can do it!

#5 Don’t Even Talk to His/Her Friends

Yeah, you probably made friends with his/her friends. And yeah, they’re probably some really great people. But think about it, they were his/her friends before they were your friends. So if you were to talk to them about him/her, they would probably tell him/her. But you shouldn’t even be talking about him/her anyways! The reason you shouldn’t be talking to his/her friends, though is because you shouldn’t even be talking about him/her at all. You really shouldn’t even be thinking about him/her at all.

#4 Accept the Fact That You Guys Can’t Be Friends

It was a relationship. It might have been a friendship before that. But it is after now. And it is neither of the above choices. You guys can’t be friends. There’s that cliché line that goes like, “I think that we should just be friends..” But that line is a lie! You can’t be friends with your ex. If you’re friends with your ex, you’ll just end up getting hurt. Because he/she will be with a new person and it will kill you inside, even if you’ve convinced yourself that you’re over them. You can’t be just friends with an ex. It’s impossible.

#3 No Contacting Him/Her

You can’t hit him/her up! Don’t text him/her. Don’t call him/her. Don’t tweet him/her. Don’t even like his/her instagram photo. When you contact him/her, it shows to him/her that you still think about him/her. And yeah, maybe you do still think about him/her, but he/she doesn’t need to know that. He/She needs to think that you don’t care- that you’re okay and you’re complete unaffected. Because when you call or text him/her or contact him/her in anyway, you are making his/her ego grow. You’re making yourself more vulnerable. He’s/She's going to think that he’s/she's more superior than you because you miss him/her so much. Well stop! Don’t show him/her that you miss him/her.

#2 Avoid Everything That Reminds You of Him/Her

Don’t hurt yourself. Don’t tie every little thing to a memory of him/her. He/She hurt you! He’s/She's stupid. You shouldn’t have to remember him/her. It’s painful to think of him/her all the time. But thinking about him/her is a choice. You don’t have to think about him/her if you don’t want to. I know that everyone tends to attach memories to songs. And I understand how difficult it is to not think of a memory when listening to music, but all you’ve got to do, is change the song. Don’t let yourself suffer. Also, delete all your guys’/girls' pictures. Throw away or donate the presents he/she gave you. You don’t need that stuff to remind you of what was.

#1 Hang Out With Your Friends

Get your mind off of him/her! Do things with you friends. Your friends are great at getting your mind off stress. They’ll make sure you do not think about problems. Usually, when you’re lonely, you think about things that you don’t want to. Well, if you’re out with your friends, you’ll never have a moment of boredom and your mind will be completely off your ex. Trust me, your friends can help you get through a breakup. They might even help you get dates to get your mind off of your ex!